I spoke with the awesome British/Sri Lankan emcee M.I.A. [1] today. She was in good spirits though a little disoriented by the amount of attention being placed on her. The rapper had a sold out show last night in L.A. that had all kinds of press and label peoples out.

I asked if she had anything to say to Asian America, she said:

“I just want to say I’m really impressed by the turnout at the gig yesterday. There were loads of Asian Americans there. I haven’t met the community and it opened the world up for me today. I really want to access it. I want to get in touch.”

Her album drops on Feb. 22 on XL Recordings. "Galang [2]" and "Fire Fire" are available on iTunes.